Dark Empire II 4

Dark Empire II 4
Attribution information
Writer	Tom Veitch
Penciller	Cam Kennedy
Inker	Cam Kennedy
Letterer	Todd Klein
Colorist	Cam Kennedy
Cover artist	Dave Dorman
Publication information
Publisher	Dark Horse Comics
Publication date	March 21, 1995
Pages	32
Chronological information
Timeline	10 ABY
Series	Star Wars: Dark Empire II
Issue number	4
Preceded by	Dark Empire II 3
Followed by	Dark Empire II 5

Dark Empire II 4 was the fourth issue of the 6 part Star Wars: Dark Empire II series of comics. It was released on March 21, 1995 by Dark Horse Comics.

Opening crawl

Battle on Byss
Learning that Luke Skywalker and Kam Solusar are on the ancient Jedi planet Ossus, Emperor Palpatine orders his Darkside Executor Sedriss to bring back the two Jedi – alive. Meanwhile, amidst the ruins of Ossus, Luke and Kam find a young man and woman tied to an ancient tree. Luke senses the two youths – whose names are Jem and Rayf – are potential Jedi. When Luke frees them, he incurs the wrath of their tribe, the Ysanna. But when Sedriss and his shocktroopers attack, the Ysanna warriors help the Jedi defeat the Imperial darksiders. In a desperate attempt to save himself, Sedriss takes the young woman Jem Ysanna captive. Unexpectedly, Sedriss confronts a new adversary – the withered old "tree" is in fact an intelligent being – Master Ood Bnar, a 5000-year-old Neti Jedi! Awakening now from a thousand-year sleep, Master Ood engages Sedriss in a great Force-battle. The encounter ends disastrously when Master Ood draws down a massive charge of energy that destroys them both! Examining the place where the departed Jedi stood, Rayf Ysanna discovers Jedi treasure hidden under Master Ood's roots – a trove of long-forgotten lightsabers! Elsewhere, across the Galaxy, Rebel commandos led by Lando Calrissian and Wedge Antilles set into motion a dangerous plan to strike at the heart of the Empire!

Publisher's summary

In the fourth chapter of this epic series, Luke Skywalker discovers an ancient, powerful Jedi relic among the ruins of the planet Ossus. But can he get off the planet with it, or even with his life? The Emperor's Darksiders are hot on Luke's tail, and he must battle for his life before he can battle for the galaxy!

Meanwhile, in another part of the galaxy, Lando Calrissian and a team of Rebel commandos take the fight to the enemy camp. Hidden within a shipment of War Droids spacebound for the Emperor's throneworld, they're going to take down the Empire or go down themselves! It's kamikazee-fighting, Calrissian style!

Legacy

The events of this issue were adapted in the Dark Empire II (audio) radio drama, which featured the music of John Williams' score from the films.

Cover gallery

Full cover art

Appearances

By type

Characters	Organisms	Droid models	Events	Locations
Organizations and titles	Sentient species	Vehicles and vessels	Weapons and technology	Miscellanea

Characters

Full cover art. Wedge Antilles Empatojayos Brand (First appearance) C-3PO Lando Calrissian Chewbacca Baddon Fass (Mentioned only) Boba Fett Griff (First appearance) Zasm Katth (Mentioned only) Lo Khan Umak Leth (First appearance) Luwingo Nfoota (First appearance) Shug Ninx Xecr Nist (First appearance) Okko Palpatine R2-D2 Luke Skywalker Han Solo Leia Organa Solo Kam Solusar Tedryn-Sha (First appearance) Zevulon Veers Vima-Da-Boda Jem Ysanna Rayf Ysanna Salla Zend

Organisms

Chrysalide

Droid models

Astromech droid R-series R2-series astromech droid Protocol droid 3PO-series protocol droid X-1 Viper XR-85 tank droid

Events

Galactic Civil War Operation Shadow Hand Battle of the Emperor's Citadel (First appearance)

Locations

Byss Ganath Nar Shaddaa Ossus Great Jedi Library Hall of Knowledge (First appearance)

Organizations and titles

Galactic Empire Executor Galactic Emperor Stormtrooper Jedi Jedi Knight New Republic General Rebel trooper Smuggler

Sentient species

Ganathan (First appearance) Human Clone Naboo Wookiee Rwook Yaka

Vehicles and vessels

Allegiance-class battlecruiser Bespin Bandit (First appearance) Guardian-class patrol ship Galaxy Gun Hyperspace Marauder Starhook Ten Robida Colossus

Weapons and technology

Armor Mandalorian armor Stormtrooper armor Turbolaser

Miscellanea

Book Unidentified Jedi book God Ysanna gods (First mentioned)

Collections

• Star Wars: Dark Empire II trade paperback
• Star Wars: Dark Empire II Second Edition
• Star Wars: Dark Empire Trilogy
• Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The New Republic Vol. 5
• Star Wars Legends: The New Republic Omnibus Vol. 2

Notes and references

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